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| Pietro_Mercurios Heuristically Challenged
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 Posted: 13-08-2007 23:24 Post subject: Camouflage Colours For Spoilers: #D0D1D5 & #E8E8EA |
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This is a suggestion for Posters who wish to place spoilers in their Posts.
In the past Posters have usually used 'white' as in: [color=white]Spoiler Text[/color]. However, that's not really successful, especially against the darker background.
So, here are two Hexadecimal colors to try.
[color=#E8E8EA]Spoiler Text[/color] for the lighter background of a Post
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[color=#D0D1D5]Spoiler Text[/color] for the darker background
These work with the standard FTMB colour scheme, with Firefox, on my computer. They may show up differently with different colour schemes.
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Edit: Added word 'camouflage' to Thread title and this edit note. P_M
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| rynner Location: Still above sea level Gender: Male |
| Posted: 13-08-2007 23:52 Post subject: |
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Hexadecimal, at this time of night! 
Anything to do with the Hexham Heads?  |
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jefflovestone Paddington - peace be upon Him
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| Posted: 15-08-2007 11:04 Post subject: Re: Colours For Spoilers: #D0D1D5 & #E8E8EA |
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| Pietro_Mercurios wrote: | This is a suggestion for Posters who wish to place spoilers in their Posts.
In the past Posters have usually used 'white' as in: Spoiler Text. However, that's not really successful, especially against the darker background.
So, here are two Hexadecimal colors to try.
Spoiler Text for the lighter background of a Post
and
Spoiler Text for the darker background
These work with the standard FTMB colour scheme, with Firefox, on my computer. They may show up differently with different colour schemes. |
I thought of suggesting this myself. However, the potential problem with this is not being sure of which of the alternating shades your post is going to fall on, particularly with a busy thread. The only real way I can see this happening is with if you post a more generalised post first and then go back and edit it with the relevant hex code.
Failing that, why isn't [spoiler] implemented on this board in the first place? I've seen both template and CSS hacks available for this elsewhere. |
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| Pietro_Mercurios Heuristically Challenged
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| Posted: 15-08-2007 12:14 Post subject: Re: Colours For Spoilers: #D0D1D5 & #E8E8EA |
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| jefflovestone wrote: | ...
I thought of suggesting this myself. However, the potential problem with this is not being sure of which of the alternating shades your post is going to fall on, particularly with a busy thread. The only real way I can see this happening is with if you post a more generalised post first and then go back and edit it with the relevant hex code.
Failing that, why isn't [spoiler] implemented on this board in the first place? I've seen both template and CSS hacks available for this elsewhere. |
It's not perfect, I know, but for potential spoilers, it might be worth using one colour, checking to see if it works, on Thread and if it's the wrong colour, doing a quick edit.
Why, no spoiler tags? One of the great mysteries, like why don't the URL tags automatically resize long URLS. I wish I knew.  |
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| stuneville Administrator
Joined: 09 Mar 2002 Total posts: 10230 Location: FTMB HQ Age: 46 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 15-08-2007 15:22 Post subject: |
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| ...cos it's #357 on our wish list of modifications, which we have to pass onto our gracious hosts. Given the rate at which these requests are expedited, all should be ship-shape in about six or seven years, tops. |
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| jefflovestone Paddington - peace be upon Him
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| Posted: 15-08-2007 15:36 Post subject: |
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The actual maintenance and implementation of the board, is this done by an unpaid volunteer like with the moderation or is Ali paid by either FT or Dennis to do this?
Is the lack of [SPOILER] global to all Dennis sites? |
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| stuneville Administrator
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| Posted: 16-08-2007 08:58 Post subject: |
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| jefflovestone wrote: | | The actual maintenance and implementation of the board, is this done by an unpaid volunteer like with the moderation or is Ali paid by either FT or Dennis to do this? |
Ali's an FT staff member, but most of the implementation on the boards is down to the hosting company (Wide Area Communications) which is why we have to patiently wait for stuff to happen. In days of yore admin and mods could do most of it for ourselves, but had a board that needed regular kicking and kept falling over at midnight, every night.
| Quote: | | Is the lack of [SPOILER] global to all Dennis sites? |
Sorry, but I don't know. |
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| Gemaki Joined: 18 Nov 2003 Total posts: 1107 Location: Lookin' back in front of me Age: 47 Gender: Female |
| Posted: 16-08-2007 15:41 Post subject: |
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AFAIC, a spoiler WARNING would be enough for me, then I could just stop reading.
Example...
*****WARNING, spoiler alert!!!******
Do not read further if.... |
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| rynner Location: Still above sea level Gender: Male |
| Posted: 16-08-2007 20:35 Post subject: |
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| Gemaki wrote: | *****WARNING, spoiler alert!!!******
Do not read further if.... |
If?
If what? 
I must know
now...!
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| Guest |
| Posted: 16-08-2007 21:05 Post subject: |
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| You don't need to know! |
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| Gemaki Joined: 18 Nov 2003 Total posts: 1107 Location: Lookin' back in front of me Age: 47 Gender: Female |
| Posted: 19-08-2007 17:51 Post subject: |
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I'm sorry, Rynner, but answering your question would violate someone's human rights, so I decline.
Btw, the butler did it. |
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| Pietro_Mercurios Heuristically Challenged
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| Posted: 23-07-2008 08:32 Post subject: |
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This is the sticky Thread about colour tags for spoilers, to make them invisible. 
There is no special 'spoiler' tag, unfortunately. |
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| oscar Grey Joined: 10 Sep 2009 Total posts: 2 Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: 28-02-2010 23:33 Post subject: |
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| Whats this spoiler business, am I missing something?! |
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| Pietro_Mercurios Heuristically Challenged
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| Posted: 28-02-2010 23:37 Post subject: |
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| oscar wrote: | | Whats this spoiler business, am I missing something?! |
About 2 years, apparently.
The idea was for people to use different colours to disguise text when giving away important plot details, or the endings of TV, movies and novels. |
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